Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 17.9% more expensive than Aruba.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 55.7% less for restaurants
Aruba
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Qatar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.11
AWG29.00
|
$6.25
QAR22.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
AWG18.90
|
$7.28
QAR26.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
|
pay 48.8% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Qatar
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.13
AWG5.64
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.04
AWG19.87
|
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
AWG13.80
|
$7.41
QAR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
AWG8.33
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
AWG6.72
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.04
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
AWG2.51
|
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay 37.1% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Qatar
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
AWG10.29
|
$2.16
QAR7.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$39.83
QAR145.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,480.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
$16.48
QAR60.09
|
|
pay 38.6% more for housing
Aruba
|
Qatar
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.07
AWG138.72
|
$82.86
QAR302.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.44
AWG1,357.99
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,531.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.88
AWG1,011.39
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,222.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.18
AWG304.52
|
$67.03
QAR244.37
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Aruba
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.41
AWG355.33
|
$747.12
QAR2,723.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,852.83
|
|
pay 77.4% more for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Qatar
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
AWG6.15
|
$12.36
QAR45.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
AWG6.61
|
$5.74
QAR20.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.81
AWG19.45
|
$6.52
QAR23.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.94
AWG124.10
|
$132.12
QAR481.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
AWG17.95
|
$11.67
QAR42.56
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.35
AWG133.83
|
$60.02
QAR218.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.82
AWG87.88
|
$43.52
QAR158.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.62
AWG170.32
|
$89.36
QAR325.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.64
AWG182.96
|
$88.32
QAR322.00
|
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